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and the race between president obama and mitt romney could not be any tighter. >> four more days! four more days! >> all right. the president today telling his liberal supporters that the mere mention of governor romney to exact revenge. >> no, no, no. don't boo. vote. vote. voting's the best revenge. >>> and thank you, again, vice president joe biden, for yet another gift. >> there's never been a day in the last four years i've been proud to be his vice president. not one single day. not one single day. >>> and we ask a key question tonight. is hurricane sandy so much worse with the loss of life and incredible suffering covering a third of the country? is that going to put voters in an angry, frustrated and ugly place? so much so that it damages president obama's re-electionesre-electio re-electionest. >>> we begin tonight with breaking news. after a friday filled with fury, michael bloomberg gave into the criticism and canceled the ing new york city marathon scheduled for this sunday. let's go live to cnbc's brian shactman with the latest. good evening, brian. >> reporter: hi, l
and the race between president obama and mitt romney could not be any tighter. >> four more days! four more days! >> all right. the president today telling his liberal supporters that the mere mention of governor romney to exact revenge. >> no, no, no. don't boo. vote. vote. voting's the best revenge. >>> and thank you, again, vice president joe biden, for yet another gift. >> there's never been a day in the last four years i've been proud to be his vice...
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to the debt ceiling, how anybody thinks he can show some leadership and get that done when he's had four years to do it, i don't understand the logic. >> and he was the man that actually authorized and pushes bowles-simpson and then did nothing with it. >> you don't see romney embracing bowles-simpson at the moment either? >> i don't think he's embracing that but i think something similar to bowles-simpson. >> we'll talk more about this. julian and emil will be with us for the rest of the program. if you have comments or questions on "squawk," e-mail us at squawk@cnbc.com or follow us on twitter. still to come, we have a live report from seaside heights. folks there trying to clean up after the destruction left behind from sandy. it will be a while before they can get back in the area. the futures at this hour are mixed, but you're not talking about major moves in any direction. the s&p futures are down by about two points, dow futures down by 4.5 and the nasdaq up by just over a point. "squawk" will be back after this quick break. any way you want. fully customize it for your trading pr
to the debt ceiling, how anybody thinks he can show some leadership and get that done when he's had four years to do it, i don't understand the logic. >> and he was the man that actually authorized and pushes bowles-simpson and then did nothing with it. >> you don't see romney embracing bowles-simpson at the moment either? >> i don't think he's embracing that but i think something similar to bowles-simpson. >> we'll talk more about this. julian and emil will be with us...
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going to fix it, but they're equally unsure four years of changing track with mitt romney is going to change it. so you have people, like me, like you, like just about everybody, caught in the middle. what is the right way to go. >> all right. miguel in denver, we'll continue to watch your travels. really great work this week, miguel. and also, ali velshi, in a few hours, we'll up up on "your money." nice to see you, ali. >>> up next, china, a dominant topic at this week's presidential debate. we'll tell you whether china is more threat or opportunity. but first, there are more than 1.3 billion people in china. that makes up what percentage of the world's population? is it a, 9%, b, 19%, c, 29%, no googling. i'm going to tell you on the other side of the break. begin. tomato, obviously. haha. there's more than that though, there's a kick to it. wahlalalalallala! smooth, but crisp. it's kind of like drinking a food that's a drink, or a drink that's a food, woooooh! [ male announcer ] taste it and describe the indescribable. could've had a v8. >>> 19% of the world's population lives in
going to fix it, but they're equally unsure four years of changing track with mitt romney is going to change it. so you have people, like me, like you, like just about everybody, caught in the middle. what is the right way to go. >> all right. miguel in denver, we'll continue to watch your travels. really great work this week, miguel. and also, ali velshi, in a few hours, we'll up up on "your money." nice to see you, ali. >>> up next, china, a dominant topic at this...
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and what mitt romney is saying do you want another four years of under president obama or do you want something a little different? here's part of what he said. >> change can't be measured in speeches. it is measured in achievements. and four years ago, four years ago candidate obama promise dodd so very much, but he's fallen so very short. you recall. he promised he'd be a post-partisan president but he's been most partisan. dividing, attacking, blaming. >> you know, at this late hour here it's all about the ground game. it's about the candidates making sure their supporters actually vote. randi, we heard from both campaigns. the obama campaign telling us they've reached tout 25 million people. the romney campaign saying they've reached out to 50 million people since they wrapped up the nomination back in april. we'll see which campaign had the better gut out and vote efforts. we'll find out on tuesday. >> certainly they're focusing more on the swing states in these two dates. how are those races shaping up? >> we've got 3wr57b8d gnu polls that came out a few hours ago. let's start w
and what mitt romney is saying do you want another four years of under president obama or do you want something a little different? here's part of what he said. >> change can't be measured in speeches. it is measured in achievements. and four years ago, four years ago candidate obama promise dodd so very much, but he's fallen so very short. you recall. he promised he'd be a post-partisan president but he's been most partisan. dividing, attacking, blaming. >> you know, at this late...
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and jim avalon is in virginia, a state that president obama won four years ago, and a state mitt romney would really love to have in his column ten days from now. everybody would love to have every single state in their column. so why is virginia -- first of all, how are you doing? why is virginia so important to the election? >> reporter: i'm doing great, we'll talk to students at washington university in just a bit. virginia is one of the three big swing states, florida, virginia, ohio, the path of the battleground bus that we have been on. virginia is fascinating, because president obama was the first democrat to win it since lyndon johnson, in 1964. the population is growing, more diverse now. now the population growth, frankly well to the north of virginia was to his benefit in 2008. right now, the economy here in virginia, pretty good compared to the rest of the country, 8% national. so this is a place democrats hope they could win again. it is tight, they have a very competitive senate race. every vote counts. it is really about the ground game. >> they were going after every sin
and jim avalon is in virginia, a state that president obama won four years ago, and a state mitt romney would really love to have in his column ten days from now. everybody would love to have every single state in their column. so why is virginia -- first of all, how are you doing? why is virginia so important to the election? >> reporter: i'm doing great, we'll talk to students at washington university in just a bit. virginia is one of the three big swing states, florida, virginia, ohio,...
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in order to get to 51, they need to net four seats. >> unless romney wins the white house and then they only need three. >> but for comfort reasons, they'll need for. but look at this, wolf, 13 competitive races across the map. this is a huge number. republican that is have to defend their seats, democrat that is have to defend their seats as well. that's a big problem for americans that you see these red states right here because they have to hold onto these and, also, capture the democratic seats. and the problem is if you look up in new england, maine and massachusetts, republicans at this point, they're likely to lose those seats. a number of polls, internal republican polls, they're very pest mystic that they're going to actually pull that off. and then in the state of maine, they think that seat is going to be gone to the former governor, i should say. let's just look back at the map. they needed four to pick up a net four. take away those two, 45 they currently would have. so they need to get six, then, si six of the blue states, the competitive, democratically-held states. let's
in order to get to 51, they need to net four seats. >> unless romney wins the white house and then they only need three. >> but for comfort reasons, they'll need for. but look at this, wolf, 13 competitive races across the map. this is a huge number. republican that is have to defend their seats, democrat that is have to defend their seats as well. that's a big problem for americans that you see these red states right here because they have to hold onto these and, also, capture the...
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listen to what mitt romney said in virginia beach earlier. >> would you want four more years where -- i think it will be helpful to have a president who actually understands job creation. >> our cnn orc poll shows obama at 50 and romney at 48. we begin with one of the hardest hit areas from hurricane sandy, staten island where the death toll continues to rise. with me now is the assemblywoman of new york nicole malliotakis and another resident of staten island, anthony, who rescued his brother from the storm. welcome to you both. >> thank you very much. >> let me start with you, if i may, assemblywoman. this is what the staten island president james molinaro said about the red cross response. he said it's an absolute disgrace. he said he was so infuriated and outraged by the lack of help that you've been receiving. do you endorse what he said? >> well, i think it was a sentiment of frustration this morning because we hadn't had seen a real response here in staten island but we had our senators out here today and i can say that the red cross is on the grounds right now. we have them at
listen to what mitt romney said in virginia beach earlier. >> would you want four more years where -- i think it will be helpful to have a president who actually understands job creation. >> our cnn orc poll shows obama at 50 and romney at 48. we begin with one of the hardest hit areas from hurricane sandy, staten island where the death toll continues to rise. with me now is the assemblywoman of new york nicole malliotakis and another resident of staten island, anthony, who rescued...
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paul, certainly a hectic pace for romney today. >> it certainly is. the president has four stops. so does mitt romney. i guess you could say he is keeping pace. yesterday was no different. he started in the east of new hampshire and ended with a big rally in colorado. they are hitting all these very important crucial battleground states. his message, randi has been one of change. senator obama ran on change four years ago. mitt romney says if you are happy with the way things are, fine, but he is promising change. he is also pointing out the contrast between himself and president obama. take a listen. >> the only thing -- the only thing that stands between us and some of the best years we've ever known is lack of leadership, and that's why we have elections, and you saw the differences between president obama and myself when we were side-by-side in our debates. he says it has to be this way. i say it can't stay this way. he is offering excuse. eve got a plan. >> you were talking about the schedule for today. take a look at it. you can see mitt romney starts in iowa. he is also goi
paul, certainly a hectic pace for romney today. >> it certainly is. the president has four stops. so does mitt romney. i guess you could say he is keeping pace. yesterday was no different. he started in the east of new hampshire and ended with a big rally in colorado. they are hitting all these very important crucial battleground states. his message, randi has been one of change. senator obama ran on change four years ago. mitt romney says if you are happy with the way things are, fine,...
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events romney had scheduled for today. next up for the republican candidate is pennsylvania. so america has 50 states, but it's the key battleground state where is the race just might be decided come tuesday. right now cnn estimates that nine states shown here on the make or break states. president obama or 34mitt romne to wing the who is. there's to the all important state of ohio with 18 electoral votes. virginia is one of those key battleground states as well. it's a state that favored barack obama back in 2008, but now the state's electoral votes are very much up for grabs. joining us from bluemont, virginia. virginia jones, what is on the minds of people there in virginia other than that pumpkin smashing you have been seeing all day at great country farms? >> that's right, fredericka, we have been here watching people do this. they call it pumpkin chunking, it's a place to come to bring your jack-o-lantern when you're through with it. virginia went for barack obama back in 2008. the margin of victory was a little more
events romney had scheduled for today. next up for the republican candidate is pennsylvania. so america has 50 states, but it's the key battleground state where is the race just might be decided come tuesday. right now cnn estimates that nine states shown here on the make or break states. president obama or 34mitt romne to wing the who is. there's to the all important state of ohio with 18 electoral votes. virginia is one of those key battleground states as well. it's a state that favored...
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four times the so-called grand bargain. i spoke to him about it today. i said bill, is ha really what you meant? he said romney's plan is a plan to reduce the deficit from some undisclosed plan of tax reform. i believe under both candidates, we will see trillion dollar deficits. either by the sale of treasuries from reserve country nations and or a decline in the dollar, which could lead to further rating service downgrades as well as higher interest rates. that is a pretty frightening and damming indictment of both plans. >> i remember in the 1990s and now the deficit was not as big then. that's true. but it was big and i remember people saying, asking me, i was in the house at the time. well, can you balance the budget without or while you're cutting taxes? our tax rates. i said i don't think we can balance the budget without cutting tax rates because that's how you get the economy moving. you've got to have growth. i think it's doable. we are going to need cooperation, but i'm hopeful that after the election, maybe they'll sit down and we can talk. >>
four times the so-called grand bargain. i spoke to him about it today. i said bill, is ha really what you meant? he said romney's plan is a plan to reduce the deficit from some undisclosed plan of tax reform. i believe under both candidates, we will see trillion dollar deficits. either by the sale of treasuries from reserve country nations and or a decline in the dollar, which could lead to further rating service downgrades as well as higher interest rates. that is a pretty frightening and...
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which is what romney's going to do for the next four years to grow the economy. there's nothing fundamental has changed. this economy is the worst ever, energy prices are not down and people are living the same life they lived four years ago. so that's what this race is about. not the polls. >> look, first of all, president obama won by 7.3 last time so he doesn't have the duplicate what he did in 2008 to win. secondly, there's a way that romney can win without ohio, but it takes a very complicated formula to do that. and you know, i think on the whole, i think democrats are pretty satisfied with the position they're in right now. if you had said a year ago that enthusiasm would be equal among democrats and republicans we certainly would have taken that following the 2010 election. but it's going down to the wire here. >> what about the ground game, james? how important is that in a place like ohio and i mean, the obama people seem to think they have a much better ground game than the romney campaign. >> well, they do, and if you look at some of these early votin
which is what romney's going to do for the next four years to grow the economy. there's nothing fundamental has changed. this economy is the worst ever, energy prices are not down and people are living the same life they lived four years ago. so that's what this race is about. not the polls. >> look, first of all, president obama won by 7.3 last time so he doesn't have the duplicate what he did in 2008 to win. secondly, there's a way that romney can win without ohio, but it takes a very...
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. >> doubling it in the last four months. come december 31st, we had 204, 205 new converts that had happened. so the goal was accomplished. >> by the end of his mission, romney had cemented his faith. >> these things drew me closer to the eternal and convinced me that in fact there is a god, that jesus christ is the son of god and my savior. these are features that continue to be important in my life. >> he was a young boy when he left, a prankster and liked to play jokes and probably didn't take life too seriously. he came back much more studious, much more serious. i think discovered a little bit about who he was and what was important to him. >> mitt romney was ready to return home, but an unexpected letter sent him reeling. >> i was just sort of telling him before he came home, i haven't seen you for 2 1/2 years, i don't -- i'm dating other people. >>> it might be called "the city of lights," but mitt romney's last months in paris felt pretty dark. he had gotten word from his girlfriend, ann davies, that she was dating an
. >> doubling it in the last four months. come december 31st, we had 204, 205 new converts that had happened. so the goal was accomplished. >> by the end of his mission, romney had cemented his faith. >> these things drew me closer to the eternal and convinced me that in fact there is a god, that jesus christ is the son of god and my savior. these are features that continue to be important in my life. >> he was a young boy when he left, a prankster and liked to play...
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we stopped by both romney and obama campaign offices today here. i will tell you this, to back up david's point. when i was here at this point four years ago, it was crystal clear and this is a republican part of the state, that john mccain was going to lose, that senator obama was going to carry ohio, and the winner of ohio almost always wins the white house. that is a big open question this time and today, this is just one stop, today, though, anecdotally, there's more energy, more passion, they're working harder at the republican offices because they think they can surprise us on election day and make up that gap. to be clear, the obama campaign has had a lot of time and a lot of money because he didn't have a primary challenge. so this is going to be a test of whether the president spent his money wisely when the republicans were fighting amongst themselves on a turnout operation, but this final weekend in ohio, feels a whole lot different than the final weekend four years ago. >> john, david, gloria, appreciate it. thanks very much. >>> there'
we stopped by both romney and obama campaign offices today here. i will tell you this, to back up david's point. when i was here at this point four years ago, it was crystal clear and this is a republican part of the state, that john mccain was going to lose, that senator obama was going to carry ohio, and the winner of ohio almost always wins the white house. that is a big open question this time and today, this is just one stop, today, though, anecdotally, there's more energy, more passion,...
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both campaigns, the romney campaign says it a lot. the obama campaign agrees, say they can create 12 million jobs if four years. that's three million a year. that is 250,000 jbz a month. 80,000 more than we're seeing. they both assume, by my calculations, they assume a 4% gdp growth. we're at 2%. now increasingly, surrogates from both campaigns have told me they can do it with a 3% gdp rate which is what we might actually see next year. now former congressman, you know him, vin webber says fiscal and government restraint is the key. listen to what he said. >> we're not seeing any element of that from this administration. no fiscal restraint. only higher taxes on capital as well as on labor. that's a bad mix. >> so that's the answer that the republicans are putting forward. fiscal and government restraint will kick up your gdp growth to the extent you'll create more jobs. ken, do you buy that? >> well, i -- looks to me like their plan is to cut taxes. you hope you get really fast growth. i think the deficit would go up a lot for a whil
both campaigns, the romney campaign says it a lot. the obama campaign agrees, say they can create 12 million jobs if four years. that's three million a year. that is 250,000 jbz a month. 80,000 more than we're seeing. they both assume, by my calculations, they assume a 4% gdp growth. we're at 2%. now increasingly, surrogates from both campaigns have told me they can do it with a 3% gdp rate which is what we might actually see next year. now former congressman, you know him, vin webber says...
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. >> if you look at the national polls, it is right with 1 point or 2 point lead to say obama or romney will win. once you take into account state polling, average of state polling, not one that comes out one day that has obama up or down four, but taking into account early vote and vote by mail, you get a better picture for the president. when they say their state polling is better, i think that's what they mean. i am not sure about the gender gap. obama is competitive with men and struggling some with women. i think this may be an election where we have a narrower gender gap than the past. >> mike, i want to get you in on this, since we are talking about female voters, this is an a p poll from october 19 to 23, so before, a little before the last debate where among likely female voters, it is a tie between president obama, female voters, between president obama and governor romney. do you believe that? >> well, i think the only poll you can view is the one on election day. it is getting awfully late in many more states than i would have guessed a few weeks ago, so it is not only the d
. >> if you look at the national polls, it is right with 1 point or 2 point lead to say obama or romney will win. once you take into account state polling, average of state polling, not one that comes out one day that has obama up or down four, but taking into account early vote and vote by mail, you get a better picture for the president. when they say their state polling is better, i think that's what they mean. i am not sure about the gender gap. obama is competitive with men and...
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republicans need four to take over if president obama wins the election, three if governor mitt romney wins, since a vice president paul ryan would serve as a tie breaker, 33 states are up for grabs. >> it looks unlikely that republicans will be able to gain control of the senate. >> why is that? well, olympia snowe's retirement from a congress that she says is incredibly partisan. todd akin is running in missouri. >> if it's a legitimate race, the female body has ways of shutting that whole thing down. >> that one was kind of the give me. the race was very much in play. >> and then there was this comment by richard murdock, explaining why he opposes abortion even in the case of rape. >> i think a child is a gift from god and even when it happens in that horrible situation, i think god intended it to happen. >> still it my have opened the door for his democratic opponent joe donnell. >> now again, a misstatement, a misstep and suddenly his election is really in doubt. >> it's too close to call in massachusetts where liberal favorite elizabeth warren, the former obama administration con
republicans need four to take over if president obama wins the election, three if governor mitt romney wins, since a vice president paul ryan would serve as a tie breaker, 33 states are up for grabs. >> it looks unlikely that republicans will be able to gain control of the senate. >> why is that? well, olympia snowe's retirement from a congress that she says is incredibly partisan. todd akin is running in missouri. >> if it's a legitimate race, the female body has ways of...
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. >> doubling it in the last four months. come december 31st, we had 204, 205 new converts that had happened. so the goal was accomplished. >> by the end of his mission, romney had cemented his faith. >> these things drew me closer to the eternal and convinced me that in fact there is a god, that jesus christ is the son of god and my savior. these are features that continue to be important in my life. >> he was a young boy when he left, a prankster and liked to play jokes and probably didn't take life too seriously. being in france and having to stand up for what you believe in taught him a lot about himself. he came back much more studious, much more serious. i think discovered a little bit about who he was and what was important to him. >> mitt romney was ready to return home, but an unexpected letter sent him reeling. >> i was just sort of telling him before he came home, i haven't seen you for 2 1/2 years, i don't -- i'm dating other people. >>> it might be called "the city jack, you're a little boring. boring. boring. [
. >> doubling it in the last four months. come december 31st, we had 204, 205 new converts that had happened. so the goal was accomplished. >> by the end of his mission, romney had cemented his faith. >> these things drew me closer to the eternal and convinced me that in fact there is a god, that jesus christ is the son of god and my savior. these are features that continue to be important in my life. >> he was a young boy when he left, a prankster and liked to play...
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it's about building on the middle class and not short-chasing them like mitt romney would do. they can own a home and have a good job, save for their kids' college education, and not be won -- make sure they have a secure retirement. if you do those four things that have strategies for the best of that, you have a strong middle class. if you have a strong middle class, you will have a vibrant and healthy economy. >> let me try one more time here. we know that the vice president, joe bideern, has been sent to pennsylvania doing a couple of early weekend stops. we know that bill clinton, who is one of your biggest assets, as you know, is being used in pennsylvania on monday. it tells me that you all are a little worried about that or worried about the race in general. are you saying no? >> i think pennsylvania is secure, but you don't take anything for granted, and that's why a lot of people will be going back to ohio in the next 96 hours multiple times, pennsylvania. that doesn't mean it's slipping. it just mooend means the national race and the president is in a strong positio
it's about building on the middle class and not short-chasing them like mitt romney would do. they can own a home and have a good job, save for their kids' college education, and not be won -- make sure they have a secure retirement. if you do those four things that have strategies for the best of that, you have a strong middle class. if you have a strong middle class, you will have a vibrant and healthy economy. >> let me try one more time here. we know that the vice president, joe...
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. >> so in the swing states like in ohio, in florida -- like ohio now, 50% for obama, 46%, romney. you can do that with all of them. and then there's a margin of error. if you have a three or four-point margin of error, you'll say, obama's in the lead but he's within the three-point margin of error, you really haven't told me anything. >> we've told you it's a close race. >> all right. let's talk about the poll of polls. when you factor -- there are different factors, there are different methodologies that go into poll of polls, right? but people -- the people who do the polling don't consider a margin of error but there are different margins of error that go into the poll of polls. what? >> i think the polls of polls or the various websites that track and aggregate the polls are useful. it's a place to look at a lot of polls at once. but those numbers are mixing good polls and bad polls, really large, substantial polls with really small minor polls. it's hard to get much other than a finger in the wind of how things might be blowing at the moment. i think it all -- it's all a part
. >> so in the swing states like in ohio, in florida -- like ohio now, 50% for obama, 46%, romney. you can do that with all of them. and then there's a margin of error. if you have a three or four-point margin of error, you'll say, obama's in the lead but he's within the three-point margin of error, you really haven't told me anything. >> we've told you it's a close race. >> all right. let's talk about the poll of polls. when you factor -- there are different factors, there...
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the latest poll shows obama up by four points. some see that as proof romney can win. a statement both campaigns are now using to get out the vote in ohio. will it work? here's cnn's gary tuckman. >> reporter: ohio, the electorate bull's eye of this political season. mitt romney working the crowds in columbus. while barack obama pumped up his supporters in the evening in cleveland. both men receiving wild ovati ovations. while the crowd reaction is great, will that enthusiasm drive them to the polls on election day? even among the fervent obama supporters at this rally this is a common theme. >> more excited four years ago or more excited today? >> i'd say -- honestly, i was more excited four years ago. >> reporter: meanwhile, fervent supporters at the romney rally often have their own nuanced motivations. are you more motivated by wanting obama to lose? >> wanting obama to lose, most definitely. he let the whole country down. >> reporter: candidates appreciate any kind of support. but the more unconditional and enthusiastic that support is, the more likely that voter
the latest poll shows obama up by four points. some see that as proof romney can win. a statement both campaigns are now using to get out the vote in ohio. will it work? here's cnn's gary tuckman. >> reporter: ohio, the electorate bull's eye of this political season. mitt romney working the crowds in columbus. while barack obama pumped up his supporters in the evening in cleveland. both men receiving wild ovati ovations. while the crowd reaction is great, will that enthusiasm drive them...
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2008 the president won by, i think, four points. you've been talking to undecided voters in the state. how do you think today's job report plays in ohio? >> reporter: well, i happen to think that this may be the single most motivating event to take place at this point in the campaign. there have been other motivating events. on its own, this wouldn't be such a big deal. in a race that is so tight, uncommitted, undecided and even decided voters could be convinced to come out and cast a ballot for the candidate they think can best propel the country forward. throughout our cnn election express tour, we've heard over and over again that the number one issue is jobs. here is what the voters have told us. >> depressed areas, a lot of joblessness. >> i need a job next year. just looking around at the unemployment rate it's so scary to me. >> the last four years has not been very good for our small business. >> with the debt crisis our country has, that burden is going to be on us in the future. >> all the skills i had are obsolete now. >>
2008 the president won by, i think, four points. you've been talking to undecided voters in the state. how do you think today's job report plays in ohio? >> reporter: well, i happen to think that this may be the single most motivating event to take place at this point in the campaign. there have been other motivating events. on its own, this wouldn't be such a big deal. in a race that is so tight, uncommitted, undecided and even decided voters could be convinced to come out and cast a...
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mitt romney. he is having to make some changes as well because of this hurricane. he has canceled all of his campaign events in virginia, and will now join husband running mate join paul ryan on a bus tour through the mother of all swing states, mother of all battle grounds in ohio, the republican mom knee that will also be campaigning in iowa, wisconsin, and new hampshire through tuesday. speaking of iowa, mitt romney is getting a boost from that state. did you check the des moines register just last night. this is just in here. they have now officially endorsed the republican candidate. a strong record of achievement in both the private and public sectors and ran a successful business that turned around failing companies. keep many mind, they endorsed barack obama four years ago and also the morning times, they're going with president obama here. the newspaper published an op ed just this morning. as much of an endorsement as the president -- as a rebuke of republicans really. "the times" writes
mitt romney. he is having to make some changes as well because of this hurricane. he has canceled all of his campaign events in virginia, and will now join husband running mate join paul ryan on a bus tour through the mother of all swing states, mother of all battle grounds in ohio, the republican mom knee that will also be campaigning in iowa, wisconsin, and new hampshire through tuesday. speaking of iowa, mitt romney is getting a boost from that state. did you check the des moines register...
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both president obama and mitt romney have talked about 12 million jobs in four years. that would be 3 million a year, 250,000 a month. now we're edging up to 200,000 in august. we're now getting into the vicinity of real job creation that could actually have an effect on people. that's what's important here. as you know, i have real problems with the unemployment number being bandied around as a political football. it's hard to understand. it is actually a moving target. grover gets stuck on it. the fact is that this job creation number and wages earned and the type of jobs are all more important and this is quoit positive. i don't mean that politically. i mean this is good for america. >> let's talk about what you raised. i want to bring in candy crowley for this. you know, ali, candy, said that manufacturing is what he wants to look at. when i read what they say about manufacturing, manufacturing employment changed little in october. on net, manufacturing employment has shown little change since april. that has to be a little black cloud in what i think some people a
both president obama and mitt romney have talked about 12 million jobs in four years. that would be 3 million a year, 250,000 a month. now we're edging up to 200,000 in august. we're now getting into the vicinity of real job creation that could actually have an effect on people. that's what's important here. as you know, i have real problems with the unemployment number being bandied around as a political football. it's hard to understand. it is actually a moving target. grover gets stuck on...
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. >> mitt romney, mitt romney his new litany is america needs a new course. he was in roanoke, virginia, this morning. take a lock. >> you do you want four more years like the last four years? i mean, do you want four more years where 23 million americans are struggling to have a good job? do you want four more years earnings are going down every year? do you want four more years of trillion dollar deficits in washington? >> so that's mitt romney in roanoke, virginia, today. gloria, let's just look at the latest swing state polling. they're showing iowa, new hampshire, wisconsin, they're all leaning toward obama. we showed another poll yesterday showing the president leading ohio, back to ohio, by five points. point-blank, gloria borger, five days left, is time running out for mitt romney? >> sure. there's five days left f. you look out those polls, while most of them are within the margin of error, he would like to have it flipped the other way. having said that, time's also running out for the president. look. this is a tight race. it's tighter than a lot o
. >> mitt romney, mitt romney his new litany is america needs a new course. he was in roanoke, virginia, this morning. take a lock. >> you do you want four more years like the last four years? i mean, do you want four more years where 23 million americans are struggling to have a good job? do you want four more years earnings are going down every year? do you want four more years of trillion dollar deficits in washington? >> so that's mitt romney in roanoke, virginia, today....
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one for mitt romney. we're going to take a look at the arguments for each candidate with just four days to go. what if there was a new way to deal with money that focused less on fees and more... on what matters? maybe your bank account is taking too much time and maybe it's costing too much money. introducing bluebird by american express and walmart. your alternative to checking and debit. it's loaded with features, not fees. because we think your money should stay where it belongs. with you. the value you expect. the service you deserve. it feels good to bluebird. get it at your local walmart. and the candidate's speech is in pieces all over the district. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phone. [ candidate ] and thanks to every young face i see out there. [ woman ] his phone is one of his b
one for mitt romney. we're going to take a look at the arguments for each candidate with just four days to go. what if there was a new way to deal with money that focused less on fees and more... on what matters? maybe your bank account is taking too much time and maybe it's costing too much money. introducing bluebird by american express and walmart. your alternative to checking and debit. it's loaded with features, not fees. because we think your money should stay where it belongs. with you....
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four days. president obama and mitt romney, they are campaigning nonstop. and thanks to cnn's vast resources, our crews are spread across the map to cover the candidates' final sprint to the election. we have reporters in the crucial battleground states that will decide the election. and multiple crews in the all-important state of ohio right now. amidst all of this, both presidential candidates were in ohio. and trying to spin the latest jobs numbers to their advantage. the economy added 171,000 new jobs in october. that's more than analysts expected. also, revised figures from august and september show another 84,000 jobs were added more than first reported. those are the revised numbers. the unemployment rate is 7.9%. that's slightly higher than september's 7.8%. our chief business correspondent ali velshi is in toledo, ohio, in that battleground state, ali, what are they saying over there? how are these numbers likely to play out if at all on the campaign trail? >> reporter: well, you know, ohio's interesting. not only is it a tight race and one of the
four days. president obama and mitt romney, they are campaigning nonstop. and thanks to cnn's vast resources, our crews are spread across the map to cover the candidates' final sprint to the election. we have reporters in the crucial battleground states that will decide the election. and multiple crews in the all-important state of ohio right now. amidst all of this, both presidential candidates were in ohio. and trying to spin the latest jobs numbers to their advantage. the economy added...
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just a four-point advantage. he used to have a double digit advantage in this state, which didn't see much action in these final weeks. >> and earlier today, governor romney was as a rally in portsmouth, new hampshire. any news out of there? >> yeah, there was a little bit of news out of there. romney knows new hampshire very well. he's got a vacation home there. he's going to have his closing event in new hampshire on monday night. but remember yesterday, the president, when he was in ohio, when he mentioned mitt romney's name, some of the crowd booed. and the president said no, don't boo. just vote on tuesday and that will be your revenge. mitt romney has really picked up on those comments. take a listen to what he said. >> yet, the president said something you may have heard by now that i think surprised a lot of people. speaking to an audience, he said voting is the best revenge. he told his supporters voting for revenge. vote for revenge? let me tell you what i'd like to tell you. vote for love of country. >
just a four-point advantage. he used to have a double digit advantage in this state, which didn't see much action in these final weeks. >> and earlier today, governor romney was as a rally in portsmouth, new hampshire. any news out of there? >> yeah, there was a little bit of news out of there. romney knows new hampshire very well. he's got a vacation home there. he's going to have his closing event in new hampshire on monday night. but remember yesterday, the president, when he was...
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four years ago, hamilton county, normally republican, has to be republican for romney to win. when you came here four years ago, no doubt mccain campaign was on life support and the president carried this county four years ago. so in going around this morning, i can tell you this, both sides are working extra hard, the obama campaign concedes the romney campaign is doing much better than the mccain campaign. governor romney will be in this area, not cincinnati, but to the north of here tonight. we're told republicans expect some 35,000 people at that rally. if that kind of a number shows up, let's get ready for a long count in ohio. >> oh, yeah. i've been going around the state, you're here. and it is get out the vote, get out the vote early, early, early. that's what both sides are focusing on. you're right. the republicans here are extremely organized and are really motivated this time because they know what happened back in 2008. early voting, i've been watching it, what about what you've seen in the same state where i am, do you think it is going to exceed 2008 numbers? >>
four years ago, hamilton county, normally republican, has to be republican for romney to win. when you came here four years ago, no doubt mccain campaign was on life support and the president carried this county four years ago. so in going around this morning, i can tell you this, both sides are working extra hard, the obama campaign concedes the romney campaign is doing much better than the mccain campaign. governor romney will be in this area, not cincinnati, but to the north of here tonight....
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you believe he doesn't have what it takes and mitt romney does? >> is it too early to call what we're seeing a trend, do you think? >> when you look at the jobs, i think the trend is pretty solid. i mean, you look at jobs growth over the past too years and you've seen just enough, pretty much just enough to absorb new entrance into the work force this year and move forward for the jobs market but it's not strong enough to significantly lower the unemployment rate. >> right. >> and the question is does this trend get bert or does the fiscal cliff and political uncertainty and slowing in europe and slowing in china, are all of these things outside of our control going to conspire to keep jobs growth down, so it's a really interesting moment right now for the jobs market. >> yeah. it certainly is. i also want to talk to you though about the storm which i know, of course, you're dealing with in new york, but as the lights come on, the next step certainly for a lot of families is trying to file an insurance claim once they get the power back on. >> yea
you believe he doesn't have what it takes and mitt romney does? >> is it too early to call what we're seeing a trend, do you think? >> when you look at the jobs, i think the trend is pretty solid. i mean, you look at jobs growth over the past too years and you've seen just enough, pretty much just enough to absorb new entrance into the work force this year and move forward for the jobs market but it's not strong enough to significantly lower the unemployment rate. >> right....
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there is a world wariness unseen four years ago. we wish president obama had used this campaign to showcase a more substantial vision for the many challenges that still confront america. not exactly a ringing endorsement. the president came out with what even the campaign called a glossy pamphlet. is it that the plan just isn't there? people love hope and change, but what is he laying out? >> well, victor, you know, the uncertainty was created by republicans. and let us not forget, let us not have amnesia, when the president took office, this economy was bleeding 800,000 jobs a month. the president has done an extraordinary job in making sure he studied this economy, and now we are seeing an uptick. the fact that the republicans now want to turn around and point a finger at the president is sad, to say the least. >> let's talk about the independents. let's pull the republicans out of the conversation for now. the independents we know, and we have known for some time, will decide this. and there's no guarantee they're following behin
there is a world wariness unseen four years ago. we wish president obama had used this campaign to showcase a more substantial vision for the many challenges that still confront america. not exactly a ringing endorsement. the president came out with what even the campaign called a glossy pamphlet. is it that the plan just isn't there? people love hope and change, but what is he laying out? >> well, victor, you know, the uncertainty was created by republicans. and let us not forget, let us...
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president obama has a four-point lead over romney, but that's still within the margin of error. a poll taken in ohio in early october showed the same four-point gap. so the auto bailout is a big issue in the buckeye state, and it's boosted president obama's standing there, but on a trip to two ohio towns this summer, cnn's poppy harlow found two dramatically different views among current and former autoworkers. >> how is the economy doing here in warren, ohio? >> i'm trying to think of a different way to say horrible. >> the economy is doing fine in god's country. >> you voted for president obama in 2008. what about this year? >> not a chance. >> warren, ohio, and lordstown, ohio. two towns 15 minutes apart with two very different stories. does this town really revolve around the gm plant? >> yes. >> no question? >> no question. >> we meant sherry gaunt in lordstown, long time gm worker and vice president of the local united autoworkers. >> look where gm is now. if the government didn't step in, might not be working, might not have a job. >> here at gm's lordstown, ohio, plant,
president obama has a four-point lead over romney, but that's still within the margin of error. a poll taken in ohio in early october showed the same four-point gap. so the auto bailout is a big issue in the buckeye state, and it's boosted president obama's standing there, but on a trip to two ohio towns this summer, cnn's poppy harlow found two dramatically different views among current and former autoworkers. >> how is the economy doing here in warren, ohio? >> i'm trying to think...
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. >> romney's softer tone did not last long. did he attack the president over his response to the killing of four americans in benghazi, libya. >>> the jobs report, tomorrow's number from the labor department will be the last one we'll get before the election. but we've already gotten an advance indicator this morning. payroll numbers. and the woman in the know, alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. so, share. >> reporter: adp says private employers added 158,000 jobs in october. this could be a good indication over the big show, and that is the government report that comes out friday. government jobs report expectations comes in at a bit less than that. pegging that number anywhere from 105,000 to 130,000. you know, any way you slice it, we're still at a point where we're only adding enough to barely keep up the population growth. it's not going to bring down unemployment in a significant way at this point. it's been kind of stuck. the economy added 114,000 jobs in september. this one is the last option before the ele
. >> romney's softer tone did not last long. did he attack the president over his response to the killing of four americans in benghazi, libya. >>> the jobs report, tomorrow's number from the labor department will be the last one we'll get before the election. but we've already gotten an advance indicator this morning. payroll numbers. and the woman in the know, alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. so, share. >> reporter: adp says private employers added 158,000...
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>> yes, they are. >> reporter: she says the recovery under romney would be better. today is the halloween show at maple stable. yes, that's little bo peep and a harley horsey. reno loves halloween. downtown it was the dog costume show that. today it is all about what her dogs don't need. the dogs in a pumpkin dress. mimi is really mean, oh, she's a witch. of course, mimi is a witch. yes, i agree, you're a witch. her husband works construction. they have two kids. the last four years have been tough, she says, but obama's health and education policies are what get her vote. as for the economy -- do you think anybody can fix the problem? >> i think it's going to take a lot of work to do it, but i think it will. >> reporter: the unemployment rate across nevada, nearly 12%, the nation's highest, but polls here consistently show obama up by a point or two. zombies crawling through reno, driving their own agenda. what is on the zombie agenda this week. >> the zombie agenda, lots of butchering, slicing and dicing of the budget. >> reporter: she's a zombie for romney but mo
>> yes, they are. >> reporter: she says the recovery under romney would be better. today is the halloween show at maple stable. yes, that's little bo peep and a harley horsey. reno loves halloween. downtown it was the dog costume show that. today it is all about what her dogs don't need. the dogs in a pumpkin dress. mimi is really mean, oh, she's a witch. of course, mimi is a witch. yes, i agree, you're a witch. her husband works construction. they have two kids. the last four years...
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some of them really want to go with governor romney. they don't feel the job security has been there, that president obama won't give it to them in the next four years. but then you talk to another suburban mom sitting next to her and she's going to stick with president obama in part because the deciding factor for her are the social issues. there are a lot of issues that go into play, but i have to say, top of the issues here is job security. >> all right, kyung lah, thanks so much from colorado. apprec athat. let's drill down deeper on the strategy of both of the candidates and see how the last-minute campaigning is shaking out. joining me now is tom price. a republican congressman from georgia and the chairman of the committee's policy committee. good to see you. and che sheila jackson, a democc congresswoman from texas, and she's not joining us from texas today. she's out on the campaign trail in columbus, ohio. good to see you as well, congresswoman. >> fredricka, good to be with you this afternoon. >> excellent. let's begin. we're
some of them really want to go with governor romney. they don't feel the job security has been there, that president obama won't give it to them in the next four years. but then you talk to another suburban mom sitting next to her and she's going to stick with president obama in part because the deciding factor for her are the social issues. there are a lot of issues that go into play, but i have to say, top of the issues here is job security. >> all right, kyung lah, thanks so much from...
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. >> the obama folks chanting four more years, four more years. our chant is this, five more days. >> reporter: romney then mocked president obama saying he may create a new secretary of business in his second term to consolidate the number of federal agencies offering loans and support to american companies. >> barack obama may appoint a secretary of business. >> reporter: in a new ad and on the stump, romney said the proposal equals more government. >> we don't need a secretary of business to understand business. we need a president who understands business and i do. >> reporter: romney will carry that message on a final swing state sprint to the finish. that moves next to wisconsin and ohio, before hitting four more battlegrounds, new hampshire, iowa and colorado all on saturday. in florida, the romney campaign quietly launched a new spanish-language that links to hugo chavez and the daughter of raul castro. and appear to be aimed at voters to offset other latinos who amreivg ghar f nt tlk aouhoe'going gamethstanth expand the battleground map a
. >> the obama folks chanting four more years, four more years. our chant is this, five more days. >> reporter: romney then mocked president obama saying he may create a new secretary of business in his second term to consolidate the number of federal agencies offering loans and support to american companies. >> barack obama may appoint a secretary of business. >> reporter: in a new ad and on the stump, romney said the proposal equals more government. >> we don't...